DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 66.1 - - 58.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 22 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2373 - - 2858 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1960 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3262 - - 3747 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1443 - - 695 - - 2000 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 197 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 070 - - 061 - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -290 - - -869 - - -1026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3552 - - 4617 - - 1963 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5135 - - -7451 - - -7221 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8397 - - 11198 - - 8158 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 95 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 66.1 - - 58.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.2 - - 49.4 - - 53.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.6 - - 65.9 - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.9 - - 48.1 - - 53.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 22 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2373 - - 2858 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 79 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 9 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98571 19 194 10 208 11 267 98571 91187 4 167 6 222 9 248 91187 85446 2 210 2 246 4 248 85446 80674 5 189 5 247 3 001 80674 76584 4 200 6 247 4 010 76584 72991 3 335 5 250 4 321 72991 69763 1 089 5 234 4 317 69763 66808 5 069 3 221 1 329 66808 64063 4 356 3 274 3 330 64063 61402 5 298 8 293 7 313 61402 58630 9 252 12 272 13 286 58630 55759 10 282 15 269 19 278 55759 53015 23 294 16 281 19 276 53015 50551 29 298 28 292 26 284 50551 48349 43 289 36 280 29 285 48349 46346 39 274 31 289 36 299 46346 44511 29 289 42 291 44 301 44511 42820 39 302 45 289 50 298 42820 41248 48 298 45 287 51 297 41248 39774 51 296 49 295 53 304 39774 38381 50 296 52 298 56 309 38381 37029 48 293 53 299 55 310 37029 35652 45 292 53 300 52 310 35652 34222 49 294 55 298 55 307 34222 32739 54 292 51 294 54 302 32739 31185 51 288 54 299 49 302 31185 29549 52 293 42 299 45 304 29549 27830 47 292 39 299 38 313 27830 26033 42 295 38 303 31 327 26033 24163 38 306 33 311 23 339 24163 22222 25 317 23 330 21 330 22222 20199 18 334 14 003 18 328 20199 18085 15 325 13 001 16 352 18085 15923 17 320 14 349 14 001 15923 13844 13 308 9 334 9 337 13844 11966 5 245 3 335 6 015 11966 10308 6 139 4 303 8 054 10308 8840 9 122 8 140 9 099 8840 7537 9 122 11 110 8 118 7537 6382 11 103 9 112 8 122 6382 5363 11 082 8 102 7 114 5363 4469 14 068 8*062 7 089 4469 3686 13*065 8*056 8 064 3686 2989 8*069 8 058 7 062 2989 2374 8 070 8 061 8 071 2374 1860 8 071 8 063 11 079 1860 1466 8 071 8 064 13 081 1466 1195 7 070 8 065 12 081 1195 1031 7 071 7 065 10*080 1031 937 6 071 6 065 5*078 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography